UNESCO site · Larnaca

Choirokoitia

A Neolithic village on a hillside, with rebuilt round stone houses.

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Guide

People lived on this hillside from around the 7th millennium BC, in round houses of stone and mud brick packed tightly behind a defensive wall. UNESCO listed it in 1998 as one of the most important prehistoric sites in the eastern Mediterranean.

Five houses have been rebuilt near the entrance using the original methods, so you can see how the village worked before climbing to the real remains above. It is an easy stop just off the motorway between Limassol and Larnaca.

The catch. The original ruins are low walls; without some imagination they are stones on a slope. The path climbs and there is little shade.

Local tip. Start with the rebuilt houses by the entrance so the ruins above make sense.

Choirokoitia round houses

Reconstructed round houses of stone and mud brick with flat roofs stand at the foot of the hill; the excavated foundations and the settlement wall climb the slope above.

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Tickets and opening hours

Entry

€2.50

16 Apr – 15 Sep

08:30 – 19:30

16 Sep – 15 Apr

08:30 – 17:00

Source: Visit Cyprus, checked 2026-11-09. Prices and hours can change without notice.

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